New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL · public

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Admissions

Admit rate74%
Applicants
Middle-50% SAT1030–1250
Middle-50% ACT20–27
Avg GPA
Test policy
Avg net price / yr$4,536
Grad rate62%
Median earnings (10 yr)$48,082
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

Early Action2025-11-01
Early Action II2026-02-01
Regular / Rolling2026-04-01
Application fee$0 (US) · $0 (intl)
Personal essayRequired
Test policyalways required

Source: Common App first-year Requirements Grid, 2025-26 cycle. Confirm on the college's site — requirements can change mid-cycle.

Supplemental essays

~250 words each.

  1. Please provide more details on your most meaningful commitment outside of the classroom while in high school and explain why it was meaningful. This could be related to an extracurricular activity, work, volunteering, an academic activity, family responsibility, or any other non-classroom activity.

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).